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Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Akademie múzických umění v Praze
Established 1945
Type Public
Rector Miloslav Klíma (interim rector)
Admin. staff 575[1]
Students 1,541[2]
Doctoral students 147[2]
Location Prague, Czech Republic
Website http://www.amu.cz/

The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague is a university level school of music, dance, drama, film, TV and multi-media studies.

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HAMU is a professional-level music school in Europe. Located in historical centre of Prague, Czech Republic, HAMU was founded in 1946 by President Eduard Beneš as one of three branches of the Academy of Performing Arts.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "Počty pedagogů a vědeckých zaměstnanců" (in Czech). Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. http://pc.amu.cz/zamest/prehled.php. Retrieved 25 November 2008. 
  2. ^ a b "Přehled počtů studií" (in Czech). Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. http://pc.amu.cz/studia/prehled.php. Retrieved 25 November 2008. 

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Coordinates: 50°05′15″N 14°24′07″E / 50.0875°N 14.4019°E / 50.0875; 14.4019



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Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (Czech) - Tales for naughty children

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Academy of Performing Arts - Prague

Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (AMU) Malostranské nám. 12 118 00 Prague 1 Czech Republic (map) Phone: +420 234 344 514 Fax: +420 234 244 515 info@amu.cz

People Involved TRAILER

'People Involved' is the story of a young woman's journey of forgiveness. Emily, who is English, is in a road accident that kills her Czech boyfriend Petr. Guilt striken, Emily travels to Prague after she recovers to meet Petr's parents. She needs to confront his mother and father and tell them the truth about Petr's unborn child. Cast: Daniela Forbes, Miroslav Krobot, Dana Batulkova, Nick Errington, George Cocovini, Rob Oldfield, Mia Austen Written and directed by: Jan Tesitel Producer: Klara Zaloudkova Line Producer UK: Chryssa Panoussiadou Director of Photography: Marek Dvorak Editor: Darina Moravcikova Sound Designer: Barbora Hovorkova Music Composer: Andy Wright Becker FAMU - Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Czech Television running time: 26 minutes format: Kodak 35 mm (C) 2010

Drahy Otec / Expensive Father / trailer

Not to be played full screen. HD version will follow soon. DRAHY OTEC / EXPENSIVE FATHER short film production FAMU Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague directed by Jan Tesitel screenplay by Stefan Titka and Jan Tesitel produced by Klara Zaloudkova director of photography Marek Dvorak editor Darina Moravcikova sound design by Barbora Hovorkova production designer Karel Capek music by Delfini cast Jiri Cerny Klara Krejsova Jan Novotny

JANEJOHN

School exercise called "Directions" for FAMU - FILM AND TV SCHOOL OF ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS IN PRAGUE © 2012 Marcel Benes is the author of this film (motion picture), All rights reserved © 2012 FAMU

Marta

A Film By Rachel Mersky & Yiran Zhou (Written, Directed, Shot & Edited) It's 1980 in Prague, and all Marta wants is for her parents to stop fighting. Shot on 16mm. Thanks to everyone who made this possible. Created in collaboration with FAMU International and Barrandov Studios-- Prague, Czech Republic

What is it...modern art?

1st year practice of Documentary Film Department in Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU): My point of view SYNOPSIS: The director of tehe movie decided to create "such nice modern art" at his house. But becouse he never understood art and mainly not modern art, he performs a public opinion search to create his art according to public pool results. With this knowledge, he goes to see Professor Milan Knížák and his students at the Intermmediary Art School. Anyone who wants to create art, always finds a reason to do so... CREATORS: FEATURING: Milan Knížák - the czech National Gallery head-manager, Academy of Fine Art`s profesor and reputable artist, Jaroslav Kratochvíl and students at The School of Intermedia Studies Academy of Fine Art WRITTER BY: Jaroslav Kratochvíl CREENPLAY: Jaroslav Kratochvíl DIRECTED BY: Jaroslav Kratochvíl SOUND DESINER: Filip Slavík PRODUKCTION MANAGER: Pavla Kubečková DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Edita Kainraithová EDITOR: Jaroslav Kratochvíl DIRECTOR: Jaroslav Kratochvíl creative workshop of Martin Mareček 10 MIN, colour, stereo Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague - FAMU 2007 www.jaroslva-kratochvil.cz

Liška

A young pickpocket gets a taste of her own medicine in this lighthearted short film that pays homage to French and Czech New Wave cinemas. Shot on location in Prague as part of my stay in FAMU. Since then, it has been screened in Minneapolis, Palm Springs, New York, and Bordeaux.

High Places in Prague

Very nice people. Really good show. I will pick the lice out of your hair if you pay for my traffic ticket in czech republic.

General

1st year practice of Documentary Film Department in Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU): Authors reportage SYNOPSIS: Author´s report about a grave memorial, its author and thick dividing line from the past. A documentary about the liberation of the village of Dyšina by US Army - "Our decision two years ago to build a statue of General Pannon here stirred up major controversary. Some were suprised, some applauded it. Not only here but ever abroad," says the mayor of Dyšina about sculptor Jaroslav Bocker having been marked as a former agent of the STB. CREATORS: FEATURING: mgr.Václava Kuklíková, Jaroslav Bocker WRITTER BY: Jaroslav Kratochvíl CREENPLAY: Jaroslav Kratochvíl DIRECTED BY: Jaroslav Kratochvíl SOUND DESINER: Filip Slavík PRODUKCTION MANAGER: Pavla Kubečková DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Edita Kainraithová EDITOR: Jaroslav Kratochvíl DIRECTOR: Jaroslav Kratochvíl creative workshop of Martin Mareček 10 MIN. 16 mm Black and White Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague - FAMU (C) 2007 www.jaroslav-kratochvil.cz

3 news items

 
slantmagazine
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:44:09 -0700

... the fresh-faced yet righteous personalities of this mounting Czech renaissance arose through the various pursuits embarked upon by each at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (aka FAMU) in the early part of the 1960s.

Prague Post

Prague Post
Thu, 03 May 2012 03:02:59 -0700

An awarded graduate of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Hořínka has been commissioned to compose a number of liturgical pieces over the past several years, including a psalm for the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
 
Huddersfield Examiner
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:47:49 -0700

Conductor Jakub Hruša studied at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and was acclaimed by Gramophone magazine in 2011 as one of the ten young conductors on the “verge of greatness”. He is now Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Prague ...
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